r/ChemicalEngineering • u/DRJSAN • Jan 06 '23

Salary Where is the crazy money

What are the jobs that chemE’s can get that print crazy money.

I know for the most part engineers are well paid, but I’m wondering if there’s any shot to make ridiculous money (like the higher end of SWE or big 4 consulting) using an undergrad in chemE in conjunction with any experience or further degrees.

This may seem like a shallow question, and it definitely is. I’m happy with my degree and jog, I just really want to know what the top of the mountain looks like and how people got there.

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u/KingStrijder Jan 06 '23

Obvs jobs in the Oil industry. The hours and responsability are crazy tho.

Another less mentioned but equally important is mining. Being taken to a mountain for a couple weeks pays a lot of money. But as I said, you have a lot of responsabilities there and they will get their money worth out of you.